Celtic
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Anonymous
| Is Celtic a good club? Seems like it |
Anonymous
| Like every other club, depends on coach and other factors. My son played for them a few years and he left but he will likely go back next year so probably wasn’t so bad. |
Anonymous
Boys or girls? |
Anonymous
Boys. |
Anonymous
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All I know is that the Celtic U-little boy teams consistently compete well in local tournaments. However, it seems that some other local clubs are bigger and might be able to recruit better players: SAC, Coppermine, Baltimore Union, maybe Pipeline. These other clubs appear to win more often. I do not know how the teams compare after U13 or so, and I also have no info on coaches, club management, etc...
Hopefully somebody with more experience with Celtic can chime in. |
Anonymous
I am the pp who has the child who is heading back to Celtic. He has also played on some of the clubs mentioned above and obviously played against them. Celtic, much like pipeline and others, is a for profit entity which means that they want to win to bring in more players to get more teams to win more to bring in more money, etc. There was a shake up a few years ago at Celtic and my experience was that they weren't supporting the teams that were average - not getting field times, not providing funds when needed, etc. However, I have found that at the end of the day, the coach and the coaches ability to navigate the club determines your experience. Additionally, the coach also defines much of your experience and your child's. Don't get hung up on the club name - especially in the Baltimore area. Just find a team and a coach that fits. |
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In our experience knowing a few kids on the boy's side the club is like most...very hit or miss depending on the team/coach in the younger years. We know 3 people that left after a year and 2 that absolutely love it there. It was all because of the team/coach that the experiences differed.
From about u13 on it becomes more hit than miss and they tend to do better the older they get. Their U16+ teams always tend to be some of the better teams in the area. I think the club is massive so the talent is diluted at the younger ages and it's hard to find so many good coaches. You may have 3-4 ulittle teams and then they eventually combine at 9v9 and even more at 11v11. So, long way of saying I think Celtic is a good program that have a history of putting out good teams, but at the U12 and below it will be coach dependent. Good luck |